Laughter brings big crowd to Aiken fund raiser
The Aiken County Medical Association Alliance held a comedy night at the Aiken Municipal Center to raise funds for scholarships and the Children's Place. About 210 tickets were sold with 38 tables and returning patrons from last year. Comedians Dan Mengini and Dikey Palmer performed, while Henry Krippner and Dick O Neill attended with dates Beulah and Mae.
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Aiken County Medical Association Alliance
Henry Krippner
Dick O'Neill
Beulah
Mae
Dan Mengini
Dikey Palmer
Aiken Municipal Center
ACMMA
Flo Holford
Alliance
Beaulah
South Carolina confronts higher LIFE scholarship costs
South Carolina approves LIFE scholarships for about 19,000 students last fall, costing the state roughly 9 million dollars more than expected amid belt tightening. Officials note tax collections were reduced and midyear cuts loom, but leaders say affected students will still receive tuition and related aid.
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Columbia
South Carolina
House Ways and Means
Bobby Harrell
Charleston
Jay Reiff
Jim Hodges
Senate
Hugh Leatherman
Florence
Charlie FitzSimons
Commission On Higher Education
State Budget and Control Board
Ate
Seven Augusta suspects charged in Edgefield murder case
Edgefield County deputies report murder charges against Steven Louis Barnes Charlene Ann Thatcher and four others for the killing of Sturrup whose remains were found Nov 20 2001 in a field on Community Road. suspects face kidnapping and aggravated assault amid ongoing extradition talks with Georgia authorities.
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Steven Louis Barnes
Augusta
Charlene Ann Thatcher
Richard Martes Cave
Antonio Dewayne Griffen
Alexander Louis Hunsberger
Trenton
Julio Angelo Hunsberger
Edgefield County Sheriff's Office
Roger Lowe
Sturrup
Edgefield County
Richmond County
Lowe
Barnes
Thatcher
Cave
Grifon
Julio Hunsberger
Edgefield County Detention Center
Alexander Hunsberger
Adell ‘Dobey
Dobey
Starrup
Danny Craig
Georgia
South Caroline
Bus donation transforms Children's Place fleet in South Carolina
Ford praises donated generosity after a retired couple gave 26000 toward new buses for Children's Place. The project, aided by a People's Community Bank loan, follows July 2000 legislation aligning with federal rules requiring bus use for transporting children. Chair Phyllis Coker lauds Peggy's leadership and community support.
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Ford
People’s Community Bank
Alan George
Bank
Children’s Place’s Board
Phyllis Coker
S.C. General Assembly
Coker
Peggy
Senate Controversy Over Economic Recovery Blasts Tax Cuts
Senator Sanders dismissed Wilson's charge of economic woes as partisan politics with insults. He contrasted Wilson with Floyd Spence, praising Spence's bipartisan approach. Wilson, a 28 year Army veteran, was named to the Armed Services panel amid ongoing debate.
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Wilson
Joe Wilson
Floyd Spence
Spence
Defense
House Armed Services Committee
Army Reserves and National Guard
Armed Services Panel
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